Laver Cup
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icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
europe puts their picks first so if they do put out nadal, nick will obviously play him but i do wonder if they will put nadal twice tomorrow, because i know fedal has to happen here or people will be dissapointed. i assume they will put fed and sascha again too, i am guessing fabio is out, they aer taking their chances on him again but yeah.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
damn i always instantly regret rooting for team world when i see isner and fritz there. i have to also just block out sock partially for teh doubles to root for team world
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
federer is a serious dork
also this will never not be funny, nadal being like i have no idea wtf your signals meant
also this will never not be funny, nadal being like i have no idea wtf your signals meant
That would be too much of course. But I hope you admit that Toni indeed broke the rules multiple times. Surely others did it as well, but that doesn’t make it right.Fed devotees have always tried to blame Toni for Fed's losses to Rafa.
I’m not one who denies Rafa’s greatness and I would never suggest he needed Toni’s on-court help to win big matches. I would rather say it’s good for Rafa that Toni isn’t always with him anymore.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
@Rabin
your boy came through as usual with the reactions and his wrist looked to be alright in the singles too ( i think)
meanwhile sascha is like i had faith in my dad all along. but omg i think rafa was more nervous than fed
meanwhile sascha is like i had faith in my dad all along. but omg i think rafa was more nervous than fed
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
any tsitsipas fan out there know if he is a good actor becaus he looked pretty sad after the loss and rafa had to be like its okay, we have another day ahead of us
Fedforever
Hall of Fame
The noise during that super tiebreaker in the Kyrgios game ....watching that was almost worth the cost on its own.
Rabin
Professional
Love it! Glad it's on ES this year, they actually have the matches on hold and I can watch it later.
Just saw the clip of Rafa asking Tsitsi to explain his hand signals and Roger dying in the background
Fedforever
Hall of Fame
Haven't had time to look through the thread to see if anyone picked up Nick hitting Rafa?
l had a very good view from my seat and I thought it was absolutely deliberate. He had time and space to put that shot somewhere else.
l had a very good view from my seat and I thought it was absolutely deliberate. He had time and space to put that shot somewhere else.
megamind
Legend
was it the shot where it hit nadal's leg, and ended up back on the other side of the court?
Fedforever
Hall of Fame
By the way they keep playing YMCA in the intervals.
Fedforever
Hall of Fame
It happened too quick to see exactly where it hit - the crowd went into stunned silence.They didn't replay it on the big screens understandably.
megamind
Legend
and Nadal x Kyrgios right after that!
megamind
Legend
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
Love it! Glad it's on ES this year, they actually have the matches on hold and I can watch it later.
Just saw the clip of Rafa asking Tsitsi to explain his hand signals and Roger dying in the background
omg rafa was cute tbh he was lie hold up we need to have a conversation about these handsignals
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil
Talk Tennis Guru
Hopefully Fedal win the doubles so RAFA can finish it for Europe by beating Mr big mouth.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
they are giving them what the fans want. i figured they wouldn't play fognini after the disaster but was sure they would play thiem and actually nadal wouldn't play singles again but they know what the fans played for as well. rafa is probably feeling better than people think and maybe thiem just isnt up to it
Fintft
G.O.A.T.
Just watched Roger-Kyrgios today: I liked this match, although I've laughed at my friend from Canada who went to Swizerland to watch tennis, instead of going to Mont-Blanc, Matterhorn, Jungrafu, Eiger and the likes.
I mean spent a couple more days in the area, rent a car and hike or go up with the cable car on some of the greatest mountains in the world, goofie!
I mean spent a couple more days in the area, rent a car and hike or go up with the cable car on some of the greatest mountains in the world, goofie!
TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
Rafa adjusting his bottle stickers for exhibition match is cute
I think i found out why Rafa is a leftie.
He needs his right arm for fistpumps.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
no it has to be first to 13. so if they win it would just be 10, if fedal win, rafa will be the deciding match. mighty nice of roger lmao , possibly giving rafa the chance to be the sealing deal for team europe like how roger was in 2017 and sascha in 2018. you know even a tired rafa would revel at the idea of winning it for europe.
tbqh i on the other hand kind of want a world win or well part of me does anyway. im stuck between a rock and hard place when i see the likes of isner and fritz though because i cant stand them
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil
Talk Tennis Guru
How much is he planning to play for the rest of the season? Is he skipping Shanghai?
Rafa should be fine.
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
Hmm. I remember Fed devotees dreamed about Toni stopping travelling with Rafa.
Fedforever
Hall of Fame
When Rafa appeared in the seating I was thinking "Fed will perk up now and the nutters will say it's because Rafa appeared"
And then Fed very obviously perked up!!
TheGhostOfAgassi
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rainingaces
Legend
The doubles match is 50/50 maybe a slight edge to Sock and Isner. If they can win that it will be close otherwise that's all she wrote.
I hope it goes to the last match.
I hope it goes to the last match.
StrongRule
Talk Tennis Guru
It's going to be very annoying if Kyrgios will even the head to head due to a win in LC. These matches should never count in head to head.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
that kind of pressure on sascha though? tbh fedal were a bit fortunate last time to win, id say rafa covered for fed mostly with fed coming up with some good stuff at the end, they also play jack/isner vs isner/querrey i think it was in 2017.
nick vs nadal...idek because nick might try too hard, and you have fed who can help out, although i'll admittedly be on the wrong side of life to speak with rafa vs nick.
Rabin
Professional
Ah, I see. Well Nick/Rafa is drama at least. Will Fed ban the underhand serve tomorrow to get his boy the win?
I'm Europe all the way. Hopefully Fedal win and Rafa remembers that he actually knows how to serve and sends Nick packing.
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
What? I thought that that was absolutely out of the question.
Rabin
Professional
Federer wants Nadal to get injured so much, that’s absurd.
Putting him against big hitters and also in back to back singles/doubles matches.
That’s the worst type of enemy – the one that pretends to be your friend.
Djokovic is probably in on it, too. I bet they drew on fake mustaches to fake twirl as they came up with their plan to decimate Rafa via two two-set matches, one of which Fed will be playing in. Will Fed keep banana peels in his pocket to litter the court with do you think?
Rabin
Professional
He said LC/Bercy/WTF after USO, but who knows. Hope he leaves out Asia.
Yugram
Legend
Knowing Federer, I won’t be suprised at all. And Nadal still won’t realize what’s this man about.
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
Rafa is unsure about playing in Shanghai.
He is going to play in Paris.
The ATP Finals is a mandatory event.
He is going to play in the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid (after the ATP Finals).
rainingaces
Legend
Zverev has a 1-2 h2h with Raonic, with that the loss today and like you said the pressure it would be very interesting to see. I fancy Nick to play out of his skin against a fatigued Nadal and win but who knows as Nadal and the home crowd will be well up for it!
Rabin
Professional
Yeah, it's sad when people give you two million bucks for three days work. Really makes you think about the type of person Fed is
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
Ah, I see. Well Nick/Rafa is drama at least. Will Fed ban the underhand serve tomorrow to get his boy the win?
I'm Europe all the way. Hopefully Fedal win and Rafa remembers that he actually knows how to serve and sends Nick packing.
lol tbh that would be the consensus for most people, but im sacriligeous like that. tbh its more that i dont want people to drone on about how close world is and how LC is stupid because europe always wins.
Yugram
Legend
Oh I’m sure Federer is ready to spend half of his gazillions from Uniqlo for the sake of one exact number.Yeah, it's sad when people give you two million bucks for three days work. Really makes you think about the type of person Fed is
TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
LolFederer wants Nadal to get injured so much, that’s absurd.
Putting him against big hitters and also in back to back singles/doubles matches.
That’s the worst type of enemy – the one that pretends to be your friend.
Do you think Federer can be that cruel?
They are having a lot of fun. Could maybe Even be Rafa that suggested it.
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
im sorry but if fed is a greedy establishment person, so is nadal. i dont get this talk about how fed is the only fraud here and how rafa is some naive person being strung along,cut it out. you are also insulting rafa here, he has a mind of his own and contrary to popular belief he can say no to roger, he has that clout
icedevil0289
G.O.A.T.
rafa's family is here as well, i guess they are all fools for loving this event, i saw his parents and his sister cheering him on. you had his academy tweet about as well.
also if he flops the rest of the season who the hell cares, he just won 2 slams and is 1 away from fed. there was a strong chance he might do that with or without this event
also if he flops the rest of the season who the hell cares, he just won 2 slams and is 1 away from fed. there was a strong chance he might do that with or without this event
Rabin
Professional
I say Rafa should make a deal with Fed - all the Uniqlo millions in exchange for Rafa playing right-handed from now on. Then Rafa bribes AO/WC/USO directors. All events are played on clay from now on. Rafa, right-handed, wins them all and becomes the ultimate GOAT. The long con.
